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We discuss implementation of the LHC experimental data sets in the new CT18 global analysis of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) at the next-to-next-leading order of the QCD coupling strength. New methodological developments in the fitting…

We compare predictions of nCTEQ15 nuclear parton distribution functions with proton-lead vector boson production data from the LHC. We select data sets that are most sensitive to nuclear PDFs and have potential to constrain them. We…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-02 A. Kusina , F. Lyonnet , D. B. Clark , E. Godat , T. Jezo , K. Kovarik , F. I. Olness , I. Schienbein , J. Y. Yu

As data become more precise, estimating theoretical uncertainties in global PDF determinations is likely to become increasingly necessary to obtain correspondingly precise PDFs. Here we present a next generation of global proton PDFs…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-08-03 Rosalyn L. Pearson , Richard D. Ball , Emanuele R. Nocera

We compare the nuclear corrections factors from neutrino deep-inelastic scattering (DIS) with the ones coming from a standard analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDF). We focus on a discrepancy between the most precise…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-06-12 K. Kovarik

We present three new sets of next-to-leading order parton distribution functions (PDFs) determined by global fits to a wide variety of data for hard scattering processes. The analysis includes target mass and higher twist corrections needed…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2013-05-15 J. F. Owens , A. Accardi , W. Melnitchouk

We present updated nCTEQ nuclear parton distribution functions with errors including pion production data from RHIC. We compare them with the results of other groups and present selected LHC applications.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-10-24 A. Kusina , K. Kovarik , T. Jezo , D. B. Clark , F. I. Olness , I. Schienbein , J. Y. Yu

We present recent updates from the CTEQ-JLab (CJ) global PDF analysis, focusing on the interplay and implementation systematics of the HT and offshell correction (CJ22ht). We also discuss preliminary results of the CJ25 global analysis,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-10-31 Alberto Accardi , Matteo Cerutti

We present an updated global analysis of collinearly factorized nuclear parton distribution functions (PDFs) at next-to-leading order in perturbative QCD. In comparison to our previous fit, EPPS16, the present analysis includes more data…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-05-25 Kari J. Eskola , Petja Paakkinen , Hannu Paukkunen , Carlos A. Salgado

A clear understanding of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) plays a crucial role in the interpretation of collider data taken at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and in the near future…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-07-13 P. Duwentäster , T. Ježo , M. Klasen , K. Kovařík , A. Kusina , K. F. Muzakka , F. I. Olness , R. Ruiz , I. Schienbein , J. Y. Yu

We present new sets of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) at next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO). Our analyses are based on deeply inelastic scattering data with charged-lepton and neutrino beams…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-12-17 Marina Walt , Ilkka Helenius , Werner Vogelsang

We study the nuclear effects in the neutrino\anti-neutrino-nucleon deep inelastic scattering (DIS) by comparing the NuTeV, CDHSW, and CHORUS cross-sections from Iron and Lead targets to the predictions derived from the latest parton…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-04-22 Hannu Paukkunen , Carlos A. Salgado

I review recent progress in the NNPDF global analyses of parton distributions (PDFs) focusing on developments contributing to its new upcoming release: NNPDF4.0. The NNPDF4.0 determination represents unprecedented progress in three main…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-04-20 Juan Rojo

We perform a next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) using neutral current charged-lepton ($\ell ^\pm$ + nucleus) deeply inelastic scattering (DIS) data and Drell-Yan (DY) cross-section…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-01-29 Hamzeh Khanpour , S. Atashbar Tehrani

We perform the next-to-next-leading-order (NNLO) QCD global fit of PDFs using inclusive charged-lepton and neutrino DIS data down to Q = 1 GeV. We also consider the data on neutrino-nucleon dimuon production, that allows us to disentangle…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-10-28 S. Alekhin , S. Kulagin , R. Petti

We report on EPPS16, the first global analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) to include LHC data. Also for the first time, a full flavour dependence of nPDFs is allowed. While the included Z and W data are found to have…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-02-05 Kari J. Eskola , Petja Paakkinen , Hannu Paukkunen , Carlos A. Salgado

In this talk, I overview the recent progress on the global analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nuclear PDFs). After first introducing the contemporary fits, the analysis procedures are quickly recalled and the ambiguities in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-03-14 Hannu Paukkunen

We present progress towards a unified framework enabling the simultaneous determination of the parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton, deuteron, and nuclei up to lead $(^{208}\rm{Pb})$. Our approach is based on the integration…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-07-13 Tanjona Rabemananjara

Understanding nuclear effects in parton distribution functions (PDF) is an essential component needed to determine the strange and anti-strange quark contributions in the proton. In addition Nuclear Parton Distribution Functions (NPDF) are…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-11-19 Karol Kovarik

We present results of our recent EPPS16 global analysis of NLO nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs). For the first time, dijet and heavy gauge boson production data from LHC proton-lead collisions have been included in a global…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-10-17 Kari J. Eskola , Petja Paakkinen , Hannu Paukkunen , Carlos A. Salgado

A new QCD analysis for nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) at next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) is presented. The framework of the analysis, including the form of the parameterization as well as…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-08-15 Marina Walt , Ilkka Helenius , Werner Vogelsang